महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-15

हाहाकारः समभवत्तत्र तत्र सहस्रशः ।
अन्योन्यं छिन्दतां शस्त्रैरादित्ये लोहितायति ॥१५॥

15. hāhākāraḥ samabhavattatra tatra sahasraśaḥ ,
anyonyaṁ chindatāṁ śastrairāditye lohitāyati.

15. hāhākāraḥ samabhavat tatra tatra sahasraśaḥ
anyonyam chindatām śastraiḥ āditye lohitāyati

15. A cry of distress arose in thousands here and there, as they hacked at each other with weapons, and the sun was turning red.

Words meanings summery:

• हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - (a widespread) cry of distress (a cry of distress, lamentation)

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - (a cry of distress) arose (it arose, it occurred)

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there (there, in that place)

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there (there, in that place)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (of cries) (by thousands, in thousands)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

• छिन्दताम् (chindatām) - of those (warriors) cutting (each other) (of those who were cutting/breaking)

• शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with (their) weapons (with weapons)

• आदित्ये (āditye) - while the sun (was reddening) - part of locative absolute construction (in the sun, when the sun)

• लोहितायति (lohitāyati) - (the sun) was turning red - part of locative absolute construction (it is reddening, it becomes red)

Words meanings and morphology

हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - (a widespread) cry of distress (a cry of distress, lamentation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hāhākāra

hāhākāra - cry of 'hā hā', lamentation, outcry

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hāhā+kāra)

• hāhā – alas, woe (exclamation)
  indeclinable
• kāra – making, doing, sound
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from kṛ (to do/make) + ghañ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

समभवत् (samabhavat) - (a cry of distress) arose (it arose, it occurred)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - here and there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - here and there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (of cries) (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

derived with suffix -śas

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Note: Adverbial accusative

छिन्दताम् (chindatām) - of those (warriors) cutting (each other) (of those who were cutting/breaking)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of chid

chid - to cut, break, divide

present participle

from chid + śatṛ

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Governs anyonyam and śastraiḥ

शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with (their) weapons (with weapons)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, knife, instrument

Root: śas

आदित्ये (āditye) - while the sun (was reddening) - part of locative absolute construction (in the sun, when the sun)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a son of Aditi

Note: Part of locative absolute construction

लोहितायति (lohitāyati) - (the sun) was turning red - part of locative absolute construction (it is reddening, it becomes red)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of lohitāya

denominative verb

from lohita (red) + kyaṣ (denominative suffix)

Root: lohitāya

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, corresponding to āditye